Disclaimer: This tutorial assumes you have intermediate knowledge of HTML5 and CSS3 and beginner knowledge of jQuery/Javascript. In this tutorial we will be creating a basic design with a content area and a sidebar then using CSS3 for media queries to move the sidebar off-canvas for mobile. View the demo source or download the files [...]
When I first started as a developer dabbling in HTML and CSS, I didn’t have any idea regular expressions existed or a need to use them. As my development skills grew and I started using PHP, editing .htaccess files frequently, and exploring more advanced Editors/IDEs, I got curious and read up on some regular expression [...]
In a previous post I talked about WordPress Child Themes. One question I have seen asked a lot is when to use bloginfo(‘template_directory’) and when to use bloginfo(‘stylesheet_directory’). Template directory will return the directory of the active template – not the active theme. When creating a child theme you declare the parent theme by setting [...]
This is an advanced tutorial and assumes you are comfortable with PHP, Wufoo, and Zoho If you are like me you love Wufoo for creating forms. Wufoo integrates with a lot of services out of the box but sometimes you need to integrate with an application that Wufoo doesn’t have built-in integration for. I recently [...]
If you’re a developer and have worked with WordPress, chances are you have used custom post types. When I started customizing WordPress I found myself using custom post types in themes frequently. Applying a custom template is easy since page templates also typically go in the theme directory. So what happens when you’re writing a [...]
Much like the force, there is a dark side and a light side to SEO. You may have heard terms like “Black Hat” or “Negative Links”. Take our quiz and find out if you have succumb to the dark side or if you are a Jedi of search. Want to include this on your site? [...]
What is a child theme? TheWordPress codex defines a child theme really well. “A WordPress child theme is a theme that inherits the functionality of another theme, called the parent theme, and allows you to modify, or add to, the functionality of that parent theme.” For developers If you develop on WordPress from the ground [...]
What is Zen Coding? To quote the Zen Coding Wiki “Zen Coding is an editor plugin for high-speed HTML, XML, XSL (or any other structured code format) coding and editing. The core of this plugin is a powerful abbreviation engine which allows you to expand expressions—similar to CSS selectors—into HTML code.” Check out the Zen [...]
Whether you are tackling your first WordPress theme or adding javascript/css to an existing theme this post provides a brief overview of how to properly link javascript and css. This post assumes a basic understanding of php, html and WordPress and that you are comfortable editing theme files. With that being said let’s get started! [...]
